Famous Celebrities and Their Daring R-Rated Movie Debuts

Luke and Owen Wilson

The Wilson brothers made an appearance in Wes Anderson’s first feature film, Bottle Rocket (1996). The brothers play best friends who scheme together to rob a factory. Later, Owen earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay for Anderson’s movie The Royal Tennenbaums.

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The More You Know

  • Disney wanted Robert De Niro as Captain Jack Sparrow, but he declined the role because he thought the movie was going to bomb.
  • Executive producer of Toy Story and Chief Pixar shareholder Steve Jobs picked Bob Dylan as his first choice to write and perform the soundtrack to the film over Randy Newman.
  • For 'Fight Club' (1999), Brad Pitt had pieces of his front teeth chipped off to play Tyler Durden. He also took soap-making classes, boxing, taekwondo, and grappling lessons with Edward Norton to prepare for the role.
  • While filming ‘The Machinist,’ Christian Bale only ate an apple and a can of tuna each day. His goal was to weigh 100 pounds before producers stopped him.
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